LOMO Helios 40-2 f1.5 85mm (1978)

[Dr Klaus Schmitt]

Got a 2nd one from 1978, talk a quick walk with it on Panasonic GH4, all at f1.5

Yep, autumn is on its way here...

Full set is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kds315/albums/72157700279057394

 

[Asher Kelman]

It just gets the flower and an insect. The DOF must be just 1.5cm or so!

Asher

 

[Dr Klaus Schmitt]

Yes, I used it deliberately open at f1.5 to see how it paints then. It shows some glow which disappears if stopped down to f2, gets very sharp then.

See open here:

stopped down here:

 

[Steven Dillon]

Wow, what a totally different feel (almost dreamy). The first image has some chromatic aberration in the upper LHS along the dark edges where it is bright (that happens to me some times as well). Is it from the post processing or perhaps the RAW conversion?

 

[Dr Klaus Schmitt]

Wow, what a totally different feel (almost dreamy). The first image has some chromatic aberration in the upper LHS along the dark edges where it is bright (that happens to me some times as well). Is it from the post processing or perhaps the RAW conversion?

It is this older lens Steve which shows quite some CA in high contrast areas.